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    Portland cement is manufactured through a process of grinding raw materials together, mixing them, and burning them at high temperatures between 1300-1500°C to form nodules called clinker. The clinker is then cooled, ground into a fine powder, and gypsum is added. There are three main processes: the wet process grinds and mixes raw materials in a wet condition, the dry process performs these steps dry, and the semi-dry process grinds raw materials dry but then mixes in 10-14% water before burning.

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    Portland cement is manufactured through a process of grinding raw materials together, mixing them, and burning them at high temperatures between 1300-1500°C to form nodules called clinker. The clinker is then cooled, ground into a fine powder, and gypsum is added. There are three main processes: the wet process grinds and mixes raw materials in a wet condition, the dry process performs these steps dry, and the semi-dry process grinds raw materials dry but then mixes in 10-14% water before burning.

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    Portland cement is manufactured through a process of grinding raw materials together, mixing them, and burning them at high temperatures between 1300-1500°C to form nodules called clinker. The clinker is then cooled, ground into a fine powder, and gypsum is added. There are three main processes: the wet process grinds and mixes raw materials in a wet condition, the dry process performs these steps dry, and the semi-dry process grinds raw materials dry but then mixes in 10-14% water before burning.

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    How is Portland Cement manufactured?

    The manufacturing process consists of grinding the raw materials intimately in certain
    proportions, mixing & burning them in a kiln at a temperature of about 1300-15000C.

    At this temperature, the material sinters and partially fuses to form nodular shaped Clinker. The
    clinker is cooled & ground to fine powder with addition of 3-5% gypsum.

    The scheme can be schematically represented as below:-

    The process can also be represented by a simple flow diagram as shown below:-
    There are mainly two processes viz. “Wet process” & the “Dry process”. In “Wet process” the
    mixing & grinding of raw material is done in wet condition. In “Dry process” the mixing &
    grinding of raw material is done in dry condition.

    There is also a “Semi-dry process” in which raw materials are ground dry and then mixed with
    10-14% of water and then further burnt to clinkering temperature.

    The processes of manufacture can also be categorized as "Traditional Process of Manufacture" &
    "Modern Dry Process of Manufacture".
    What are the “Wet”, “Dry” & “Semi Dry” processes of manufacture of Portland Cement ?
    There are mainly two processes viz. “Wet process” & the “Dry process”.

    In “Wet process” the mixing & grinding of raw material is done in wet condition.

    In “Dry process” the mixing & grinding of raw material is done in dry condition.

    There is also a “Semi-Dry process” in which raw materials are ground dry and then mixed with 10-
    14% of water and then further burnt to clinkering temperature.

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